Curveball- Strike Zone Series Book two

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Kayleigh

      I'm not sure how I got into this deal but Nate is making sure I'm a big part of it. He included me in a meeting that I didn't think was my business. He wants me to work with them, all of them, and believes I can have a career with him. I'd get to keep my beach house, maybe get a new car, a nicer one, and I would be with Nate.

      It makes me nervous when I really stop and think about it. I've never had this much offered to me, so for me to remotely hope that this works the way Nate thinks it will, makes me worry if it's more than I can do. I don't have the same confidence, the same abilities, that Molly does.

     "What are you thinking about? And don't say nothing, I can see it on your face. You're worried." Chelsea watches me in the mirror in the ladies room and sees more than I'd like.

      "Yes, I'm worried. Nate has a lot of faith in me. I'm not sure I can do this. I have no experience in anything you guys were talking about out there. The only jobs I've held are in fast food or diners. What if Nate decides that he doesn't want me around anymore? I would lose my relationship and my job. Is that a good idea?" I ask her and myself. I feel like I'm in too deep. Deeper than I ever imagined I could be.

     "I don't think that will happen." Chelsea smiles sweetly at me, but she doesn't understand what this is like. I'm scared of not having anything again. "I watched both of you tonight. Do you know what I saw? I saw a man so determined to make sure you have a solid career, that he's making sure he's with you, right by your side, to help you succeed. You're not going to lose him, at least not any time soon. He's so enamored with you."

      That scares me more than the job. Nate has brought out so many new feelings in me. It's strange and exciting and scary. Very scary. I don't trust people, because I've been hurt, alone, and left behind every time. Putting this much faith into Nate is hard. And now for someone else, a stranger, to tell me Nate is feeling something, the same kind of something, that I feel, I'm scared.

      "We should get back out there and you should really talk to Nate. I think you'd be pleasantly surprised by how he feels." Chelsea gives my hand a squeeze before we head back out to the table.

      Walking through the restaurant, I spot our table with a brunette standing there talking to Nate. A young, scantily dressed, beautiful woman is just standing in front of them and her hands, her eyes, are all over Nate. My heart drops and my stomach twists, but Chelsea takes hold of my hand and doesn't let me go. My first instinct is to run away, but she won't let me.

     "I know what you're thinking. I've seen this so many times with the guys in our family, but just watch what Nate does and how he handles it. It's going to tell you everything you need to know, trust me." Chelsea stays by my side and we stay out of view, watching the table.

     Matt excuses himself from the table, walking right past us without a word. Chelsea nods to him then focuses on Nate. He is polite to the girl and gives her an autograph and takes a picture with her. Then we move a bit closer to listen to what's being said. I can feel my hands beginning to sweat with the words that are said.

      "I have a room here at the resort, if you would like to take this to some place more private. I'm really good at keeping secrets, and other things, but you already know that, don't you?" She leans against Nate in a way that would insinuate they're lovers. Are they?

      "I don't think so, Lola." He tries to pull away from her. She keeps close, rubbing her body against his. I feel so sick. He knows her, he's been with her.

      "Nate, that's not what you said in San Francisco when I saw you last season." She smiles knowingly at him. She thinks he's just playing hard to get. She's involved with him, or was.